California Senate Bill 477 (2014)

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California State Bill 477
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Legislature:California State Senate
Text:SB 477
Sponsor(s):Sen. Darrell Steinberg (D-6)
Legislative history
Introduced:February 21, 2013
State house:August 25, 2014
State senate:January 30, 2014, & August 27, 2014
Governor:Jerry Brown (D)
Signed:September 28, 2014
Legal environment
State law:Initiative and referendum law
Code:Business and Professions Code
Section:Section 9998
Impact on initiative rights
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California Senate Bill 477 was introduced by Sen. Darrell Steinberg (D-6) in 2013. It was carried over to 2014, where the Senate approved it on January 20, 2014. The Assembly approved an amended version on August 25 and the Senate signed off on the changes two days later. Gov. Brown (D) signed the bill into law on September 28, 2014.

Provisions

Although the bill chiefly had to do with laws governing business and professions, Senate Bill 477 declared the intention of the legislature to enact a law that would prohibit a political campaign committee from accepting large contributions made for the purpose of supporting a statewide initiative ballot measure until the committee has first received a significant number of small individual contributions made for the same purpose.[1]

Changes in code

SB 477 actually amended and added sections to the California Business and Professions Code, but included the intention to draft legislation concerning contributions to initiative ballot measure campaigns at a later date.[1]

See also

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